The Sports Chick Blog

 According to the NY Daily News, A-Rod and C-Rod are offically no longer. The case was settled today with the proceedings private. In other words we’ll never know all the juicy details … damn!!

But don’t worry loyal readers, the sports chick always finds the dirt!

 So it’s always cool to see the stats about my bloggy here, but one really threw me for a loop today! I had a TON of searches of “Varitek.” Being the Yankee-lover that I am I thought, “What the F*** would make me write about Tek.” Well after googling “Varitek” I decided to write about the Boston Bum…

… Varitek files for divorceeeeeee!

That’s right D-I-V-O-R-C-E! It seems Tek is following in his good buddy A-Rod’s steps and is moving into Splitsville. No word on the cause yet, but check out the forums of On the DL. The girls there are all buzzing about the split, and apparently the split has to do with the Boston version of Kim Jones, NESN’s Heidi Whatney, hmmmmmm…

 Watching the Hot List on ESPNews can be a drab. Same old s**t hour after hour with maybe an update or two in between. With all the hype about the Georgia Bulldogs taking over the SEC this year it make perfect sense that Florida QB, Tim Tebow, would be their guest today.

But here’s what irked me Tim Tebow is a phenom, he’s a Sophomore that won the precious Heisman Trophy, and he’s a rushing and throwing TD-dynamo. Now ESPNews would surely ask Timmy about the Heisman (check), about UGA being the favorite (check), and umm.. yea … the 99.9% rest of the interview was about TimTebowFacts.com. So what are some Tim Tebow facts (mind you that about 20 of them were read on-air), think about all the Chuck Norris jokes you can think of and use Tim Tebow instead! Here’s a taste:

1. The NCAA declared that Tim Tebow may lose his amateur status because he is a professional ass kicker.
2. Tim Tebow can eat five times his body weight in tigers.
3. Tim Tebow can divide by zero.
4. Tim Tebow doesn’t throw up if he drinks too much. Tim Tebow throws down!
5. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could Tim Tebow? …All of it.
6. Contrary to popular belief, there is indeed enough Tim Tebow to go around.
7. Tim Tebow ordered a Big Mac at Burger King, and got one.
8. Tim Tebow once ate an entire bottle of sleeping pills. They made him blink.
9. Tim Tebow’s hand is the only hand that beats a Royal Flush.
10. Tim Tebow caught the road runner, then kicked Wil E. Coyote’s ass for being a bitch.

You can go to the website with the link above for more Tim Tebow madness. And oh by the way according to all the males in my life, Tim Tebow didn’t win the Heisman, he won the Golden Globes … nice fellas, real nice.

ps- still watching ESPNews and they’re talking about the Madden Curse and Favre. One bone-head suggests WORD FOR WORD “The Jets should get a college intern to tap into the Madden computers and stop the download of the Jets cover.” Thanks mister radio-f**k give us Jets interns more to do!!!!!!!!

…. click here!!!!!

Basically my un-named day job is taking over my life, so here is one big, but kinda brief,  catch-up post!

• The Williams Sisters had another “who can grunt louder” match in Wimbledon on Saturday, and the modern day Wimbledon Queen, Venus, took Serena over.

• Also in Tennis, You know the swing-set playground saying, “first is the worst, second is the best, and third is the one with the hairy chest.”? Well, that proved true in the Gentlemen’s Singles Finals in Wimbledon yesterday as #2 Nadal beat #1 Federer. AND the match was the longest in history (4 hrs 48 minutes & 2 rain delays).

•  It was rivalry/Fourth of July weekend in MLB. You have Cubs-Cardinals, Dodgers-Giants, and of course Yankees-Red Sox, but the big story was the Brewers rental of C.C. Sabathia.

• The 2008 MLB All-Stars were announced:

  • Lonely A-Rod lead in overall numbers (3,934,518 votes), but his wife, Cynthia, wants no part of it!! C-ROD FILES FOR DIVORCE IN DADE COUNTY! 

  •  Jason Varitek (219 avg. 7 HR 27 RBI 19 assits) was voted in by the players and not AJ Pierzynski (299 avg 7 HR 32 RBI 29 assits) hmmmmmm Major League Diss?!?!

  • Mike Mussina (2nd in the AL with wins, 11) was cheated out of an All-Star game. But it’s OK, he rather be at the Lycoming County Fair in Hughesville, PA. Apparently the Moose loves their tractor pull!

  • THE STACHE’ & D-WRIGHT NEED YOUR VOTES … but don’t bother, the MLB will secretly find a way for Rays rookie, Evan “Don’t Call Me a Housewife” Longoria to win it!

  • 41 year old, Dara Torres, will make the US Olympic Swimming roster and Michael Phelps is a swim beast! US Sprinter, Tyson Gay, has a hamstring strain from an ugly fall, but will be OK for Beijing. Click here for ESPN’s US Olympic Trials coverage.

•  AND THE SPORTS CHICK HERSELF GOT A FOUL BALL AT HER LAST TRIP TO THE HOUSE THAT RUTH BUILT!!!!

check back later for more stuff that i can’t think of at the moment, and July’s 10 Questions w/ …

- Chick

 The NY Post and US Weekly both report that Yankees 3rd Baseman, Alex Rodriguez, is cheating on his wife AGAIN, but this time it’s with a familiar face …

… MADONNA??? Ewww, A-Rod must really have a thing for ugly blonde girls with butch arms. see here, here, and here.

However, a few sources tell me it’s complete bull. Plus, the main reason for the reports about A-Rod and Madge are that she was at the Yankees-Reds game on June 22nd with her two sons, Rocco and David, and her manager, Guy Oseary. OK stay with me, Guy Oseary is also A-Rod’s talent manager and little Rocco is a huge Yankees fan. Therefore, Madonna and her clan were only in A-Rod’s box seats because those are the seats her manger got her, phew!

Also, there was an interesting tid-bit on one of my favs, perez hilton. Perez reports that A-Rod’s wife, Cynthia, is actually the one doing the cheating …. with LENNY KRAVITZ!

So who do we believe? A-Rod, C-Rod, both, or neither?

I’ll believe neither until I hear more. PS- check out comment #67 on Perez Hilton’s C-Rod Cheating post, very very very interesting, No?

UPDATE 11:48am: Now I truly believe that both C-Rod and A-Rod are NOT CHEATING ON EACH OTHER!!!! The press always has a way of blowing up a small story. Here is a quote straight from Lenny Kravitz courtesy of PerezHilton.com:

A few words from Lenny Kravits:

“There is absolutely no affair between Cynthia Rodriguez and myself. This is unequivocally 100% not true.

Cynthia is a friend and is here with the godfather of her baby, who is also Alex’s trainer, his wife and their baby girl. She came here to escape from everything happening in New York City. I opened my home to her as a friend and I find it extremely hurtful that I am now being referred to as an adulterer.”

 Watching Tiger Woods at Torrey Pines this weekend gave people the same chills as in the 1920’s when Babe Ruth smacked homers out of the Bronx. We are witnessing history! There will be no other player like Tiger Woods in the game of golf. And because I have a day off today from my day job I will be live blogging the 108th US Open Championship Playoff! Lucky you!!

• UPDATE 12:15: Tiger seemed to finally figure out hole number one and found the fairway on his first shot.

1st Hole - Tiger Woods-Par (E), Rocco Mediate-Bogey (+1)

• UPDATE 12:28: Mediate looked a bit foolish on this hole and seemed to be a bit late. He needs to shake off the nerves and he’ll be fine.

2nd Hole - Tiger Woods-Par (E), Rocco Mediate-Par (+1)

• UPDATE 12:35: Bad tee shot for Tiger straight into the deep bunker, and a barely missed hole-in-one for Mediate. This is gonna be a classic playoff. Tiger made a beautiful shot out of the bunker, but he is not looking good on this third hole.

3rd Hole - Tiger Woods-Bogey (+1), Rocco Mediate-Birdie (E)

• UPDATE 12:49: Both first shots were into the rough, but Tiger’s second shot went into another rough and Rocco put his on the fairway. Tiger’s third shot out of the rough was a beauty and Rocco’s long putt for Birdie slipped right past. Both shoot for Par. 

4th Hole - Tiger Woods-Par (+1), Rocco Mediate-Par (E)

• UPDATE 1:05: Bad tee shot for Rocco here, but funny moment when Tiger waited for the MetLife Blimp to move before his tee shot. That thing was flying so low Tiger might have hit it! Horrible break for Mediate here - shot out of the bunker hits not one, but TWO cement cart-paths amongst the crowd and into the trees. Then, Rocco hits it onto the fairway, wow! Slight right on the putt for Tiger. Inches away for Rocco there and he manages to Bogey the hole.

5th Hole - Tiger Woods-Par (+1), Rocco Mediate-Bogey (+1)

• UPDATE 1:20: This hole is the longest Par 4 in US Opne history, but Rocco manages to pull Par and Tiger makes him look silly with a Birdie.

6th Hole - Tiger Woods-Birdie (E), Rocco Mediate-Par (+1)

• UPDATE 1:33: Steve (and eveyone else and their Mother!!) questioned Tiger on the club selection, but Tiger always proves to be right with that second shot. The guy is seriously incredible! Just short on the long putt for Rocco (that’s the third time he’s done that today … it may be costly at the end). Another great hole for Tiger giving him a 2 stroke lead.

7th Hole - Tiger Woods-Birdie (-1), Rocco Mediate-Par (+1)

• UPDATE 1:43: Tiger going with the 8 Iron here on the Eigth hole … fyi- 8 is my lucky number! But the shot goes into the bunker, I guess 8 is not Tiger’s lucky number!!

8th Hole - Tiger Woods-Bogey (E), Rocco Mediate-Par (+1)

TAKING A LITTLE LUNCH BREAK HERE. MORE LIVE BLOGGING LATER!

• UPDATE 2:15: During my lunch break Rocco managed to screw up another putt to give Tiger another lead. Tiger is now up (E) to (+3).
• UPDATE 2:23: Tiger again smacks his tee shot badly, but Rocco’s was a beauty on the 11th hole. But the way Tiger has manged to wrangle himself out of these bad shots and the way Rocco has messed up his putts, I wouldn’t worry. Third Bogey of the day here for Tiger and the lead is cut to two strokes.

11th Hole - Tiger Woods-Bogey (+1), Rocco Mediate-Par (+3)

• UPDATE 2:38: Every hole I’ve noticed a voice in the background of every tee shot that says, “Get in the hole!” Listen dweeb! This is not Happy Gilmore, it’s the US Open so shut up already! God, that has to be the most irritating moment of the afternoon!! Tiger is not happy with his play on the 12th here, but Rocco has played it perfectly. If Rocco can perfect his putting here, then he may make the Birdie. Looks like Rocco’s pressure putting has failed him again. I feel like this was the hole that he could’ve really crippled Tiger on.

12th Hole - Tiger Woods-Bogey (+2), Rocco Mediate-Par (+3)

• UPDATE 2:54: So close for the Eagle putt for Tiger. Rocco has a great hole here for Birdie.

13th Hole - Tiger Woods-Birdie (+1), Rocco Mediate-Birdie (+2)

• UPDATE 3:04: The 14th hole will prove to be tricky for Tiger because he is in between clubs with the yardage. Identical yardage for both men on the tee shot, but Tiger’s ball ends up in the short rough right to the right. The short hole results in a Birdie for Rocco. And a rim shot for Tiger ties it up.

14th Hole - Tiger Woods-Par (+1), Rocco Mediate-Birdie (+1)

• UPDATE 3:21: Maybe Tiger’s knee is starting to bother him, he just shot the tee shot into the crowd. However, over the weekend the last 4 holes for Tiger and Rocco have looked like this: Tiger (-1) - Rooco (+2). Let’s see what happens! AGAIN!! Tiger is amazing! Only he can pin the ball that close after practically hitting the crowd! Wow Wow Wow! This is proving to be the best hole of the day as Rocco nets his first long putt of the day on a curve for Birdie. Tiger’s putt never broke and he has shot a Par on the 15th.

15th Hole- Tiger Woods-Par (+1), Rocco Mediate-Birdie (E)

• UPDATE 3:33: Well to be honest I had a great play-by-play typed here, but my computer decided not to save the post!! >:o Thanks computer!!!!

16th Hole- Tiger Woods-Par (+1), Rocco Mediate-Par (E)

• UPDATE 3:48 : Last minute club switch by Tiger here and it proved to be a good decision. Rocco in the intermediate rough pitches the ball pretty well on the outside. If Rocco’s poor putting holds true, then Tiger can make a move here. (**FYI- Yankee’s ace pitcher, Chien-Ming Wang has a partially torn tendon and strained ligament in his right foot. If all goes well he will be back by September! IF everything goes well. This is the worst case scenario for the Yanks and look for them to trade for a starter.**) Rocco’s long putt was a few inches away from the hole on his second stroke. Hole 17 also happens to be the miracle hole for Tiger with the chip-shot over the weekend. Is his 17 magic still there? Nope, another just short putt for Tiger. He made Par to stay at Even and Rocco stays at Par to go into a 1 stroke lead into the 18th Hole.

17th Hole- Tiger Woods-Par (+1), Rocco Mediate- Par (E)

• UPDATE 4:07: This US Open has proved to be the most dramatic event this year, but the 18th Hole has proved to be the most dramatic for Tiger Woods. The 18th and final hole is a Par 5. Pressure much? Rocco shoots the tee shot into the bunker on the 18th. However, the ball is close to the lip of the sand. Tiger’s tee shot goes right into the middle of the fairway. ** OKAY NBC NEWS IN NYC … It’s the 18th Hole of the US Open Championship and YOU INTERRUPT THE GAME FOR A WEATHER UPDATE IN NEW JERSEY!!!! WTF!!!!! ** No worries, Golf is back on the TV! Tiger chips his ball over the water for 2 strokes. If he sinks a long putter he can Eagle the 18th Hole! Tiger misses the Eagle putt. Rocco needs to sink the putt to win the US Open. And Rocco misses a little left. Tiger makes the Birdie putt. Rocco makes the putt to go to Sudden Death!

18th Hole- Tiger Woods-Birdie (E, 71), Rocco Mediate- Par (E, 71)

• UPDATE 4:13: The Sudden Death playoff will take place on the 7th hole. So it all comes down to this!
• UPDATE 4:17: Tiger’s tee shot leads him onto the fairway, but leaning on the lip. Rocco’s tee shot lands in the bunker.
• UPDATE : The shot out of the bunker for Rocco lands way left into the grandstand area. Not good. Tiger’s second shot lands on the Green. This may be it for Rocco Mediate.
• UPDATE 4:24: Because the Grand Stand is man-made, Rocco gets to drop the ball in the drop zone. His chip shot lands on the green for a 20 footer. If Tiger sinks this, then it’s over.
• UPDATE 4:27: Inches!! Tiger makes it by inches!! Rocco needs to sink his putt to tie. If he misses it Tiger wins and it’s over.
• UPDATE 4:28: Tiger Woods wins the 108th US Open at Torrey Pines. What a game!

 I love the Yankess (no shock there), and like any other New York based Yankee fan I watch the games on the YES Network. You see Jon Miller on ESPN makes me wanna pull every effing hair out of my head (mainly because he is a Yankee-hater), on Fox if it’s not Joe Buck it’s a no-name announcer, and radio?!? forget it! You can only listen to John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman squwak for so long. So like I said before I watch my Yankees on YES.

My only pet-peeve about YES games is Michael Kay. He is a great announcer, but there are a few Michael Kay catch phrases I can live without! When I was browsing through the internet the other day I came across a website that had a “Michael Kay Drinking Game.” Basically everytime Mr. Kay says certain phrases you take a drink, shot, swig, whatever you want! So I decided to come up with my own MKDG buzz words! Enjoy, and trust me you’ll get shloshed by the 5th inning!!

1. “Only on YES” - I know YES has to plug their own shows and their catch phrase, but is “only on YES” the best slogan they came up with?
2. “See Ya…” - Ahhhhh, the classic Michael Kay HR call! Every announcer has one, and apparently Kay’s “See Ya!” is so catchy that little Natasha Rodriguez repeats it over and over when her Daddy is up at bat! Ahhh youth!
3. “Those Maple bats splinter all the time” - a new one for the 2008 season! Mo’s cutter can break any bat and Johnny Damon splits more wood than a lumberjack, but Michael Kay’s maple wood bitch fest is getting old!
4. “Paul O’Neill is eating once again” - Paul O’Neill maybe works 3 games a month for YES, and every inning I have to hear about what the great number 21 is eating instead of a play-by-play of the actual game!
5. “You know Girardi trusts Farnsworth, because he caught him in Chicago” - For me it’s always nice to hear about the Farns, but for the 2903790235726596th time WE ALL KNOW THAT JOE CAUGHT FARNSY!!!! It’s not that exciting!
6. “Michael Kay hosts …” - This one only counts if Kenny Singleton, John Flahtery, Bobby Murcer, Al Leiter, Nancy Newman, Paul O’Neill, or Bob Lorenz says it. Does YES have anyone else to hosts shows?
7. “Jim Kaat used to say that …” - Jim Kaat retired. Apparently Michael Kay misses him alot! Awwwweee announcer lovin’!
8. “Ohhhhhhh What A Play …” - There are many great palys in baseball, and ESPN has there top 10 web gems every night. Michael Kay thinks their should be at least 25 plays from the Yankee games that are web gem worthy! It’s that exciting!!!
9. “That was a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious catch by Derek Jeter.” - Michael Kay went to Fordham, most of us did not. Therefore, we must hear about it often followed by some big ass nerdy word that we’ve never heard before! That is unless your studying the SATs. In that case watching the YES Broadcast is a great study tool!
10. “Generation Trey” - that refers to Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes, and Ian Kennedy. Probably the stupidest nickname I ever heard for a group of three people. And Oh lemme recap: Joba is now a starter, Hughes has a mysterious cracked rib, and Kennedy has not one win (and is now on the 15 day DL with a strained lat), Generation Trey indeed!

 Cher is that you? Oops, No, it’s Kobe Bryant’s nut-case wife Vanessa. Did she really wear a tutu while Kobe got his MVP award? This definitely deserves a fine by the fashion police!!!

thanks to Perez!

 According to everyone and their mother Jose Canseco is now trying to be a boxer. The fight, with no opponent yet, will take place on July 12 in Atlantic City, NJ. Canseco is promoting without an opponent because he wants to attract a “big name” to face. Also if you win you will be paid the whooping celebrity sum of … $5,000. WTF! Who in their right mind with a “big name” would fight for that!?!

Canseco is also promoting himself as “the bad-boy of baseball.” Listen you small balled dope! The only thing bad about you was when Carlos Martinez’ long ball became a homerun when it bounced off your big steroid filled head!